Dr. Flemings, our fearless leaderHelicopter approaching heli-padLoad testing 300 ton crane Immediately offshore of South Padre Island, where the sand has been churned up by wave actionDerelict platform being salvaged along the Brownsville Shipping CanalThe Brownsville shipping canalKevin and Steve are all smiles after a good mealThe Q4000 tower at sunsetDrill floor of the Q4000Skyler on the HelipadBringing the Geotek containers onboardEnergetic and slightly naïve, prior to boardingQ4000 moving from dry dock to wet dockQ4000 port pontoon getting a new coat of paint while in dry dock
Expedition Photos: Week 2
Looking back at the rig from the Helideck. (Photo credit Peter Polito)“Hook ’em!” Chief Scientist Dr. Peter Flemings. (Photo credit Peter Polito)A pod of over 20 dolphins joined us for the afternoon. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Another sunrise photo. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Sunrise over the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo credit Peter Polito)The drill bit. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Image from the ROV of the original well, GC955-H. A LWD project, also completed by the Q4000 in 2009. (Photo credit Peter Polito.)A juvenile brown pelican catching a lift. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Relaxing on the Helipad. (Photo credit Peter Polito)The official banner of well H002. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Always know how where to go in an emergency. (Photo credit Peter Polito)How Kevin feels about Geolog. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Q4000 makes some pretty amazing food. (Photo credit Peter Polito)Catching z’s whenever we can. (Photo credit Peter Polito.)
